Blog (Shopping) - Visit The New Forest

We love to champion our local producers, our independent stores and everything that embraces our community and we’d love it if you could too!

Here's our top tips on how to support local in 2022 and why you should support local! 

There are 17 shopping days to Christmas. Which means you have just over two weeks to get the presents, food, decoration and everything else sorted before the Big Day! And the best place to do this is in the magical New Forest.

Christmas shopping time! But if the annual retail-fest fills you with dread, may we make a suggestion? Ignore the big cities with their samey high streets, their soulless shopping centres and giant parking fees and head instead to the magical New Forest. Not only will you be supporting independent traders, you’re sure to find the kind of individual gifts and items you just can’t get in town.

Here in the New Forest we’re famous for our beautiful countryside and our roaming ponies but did you know we also have some of the best shopping around?